2025-2026 Regular Session

HB804

Crimes and offenses; codify proclamation that would grant a pardon regarding offense of simple possession of marijuana

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution, or sale of controlled substances or marijuana and penalties, so as to codify the proclamation by the Office of the President of the United States that would grant a pardon and restore full political, civil, and other rights regarding the offense of simple possession of marijuana; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil
Last status date: March 25, 2025
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Judiciary - Non-Civil
Author: El-Mahdi Holly
Co-sponsors: Robert Dawson Eric Bell Spencer Frye Viola Davis Dewey McClain

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Committee referrals

March 21, 2025 · House

Judiciary - Non-Civil

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

March 25, 2025
House House Second Readers
March 21, 2025
House House First Readers
March 20, 2025
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2012199
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB804.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00